Man injured during arrest by Cape Breton Regional Police
Nova Scotia's Serious Incident Response Team is investigating
Update, Nov. 14, 2024: The Serious Incident Response Team found no reasonable grounds to believe police committed a criminal offence in connection with this case, according to the SIRT investigation report.
Nova Scotia's police watchdog is investigating after a man was injured during an arrest by Cape Breton Regional Police officers.
The man suffered serious facial injuries and a fractured elbow, a news release from the Serious Incident Response Team said Monday.
The release said officers had been "conducting surveillance" on a man as part of an investigation and a struggle took place as they were arresting him after finding him in a vehicle on a dead-end street.
The team was contacted by the Cape Breton force about the incident on July 24, the release said.